A day late and a dollar short but I got to stick my big feet in anyhow. Although the majority of the comments above are reasonable they do go some ways towards explaining why there is a dearth of constructive criticism on this site. One woman's "constructive criticism" is another woman's "personal attack." And this is without politics and morality rearing their wild-maned heads; hard is it indeed to point to a picture supporting a popular view (aka "War is Bad, Love is Good") and critique the technique without seeming to disagree with the message. Let me play a hypothetical critic, eager only to help the artist grow. Let us assume for this exercise that the artist, sensitive ego bruised, decides what I have said was meant in a hurtful manner, or is insufficiently supportive, or is an unrealistic expectation. If I have no gallery does that mean my comments can be dismissed? As the man said, how many movies has Roger Ebert made? But on this ground I will be attacked or ignored; I have no gallery, therefore, grass must be blue and the moon does not shine at night as I claim. All right. Still playing the hypothetical critic, I will create a hypothetical gallery of my own. Oh frabjous joy...now that angry artist has a target to vent her rage upon. My poor little gallery will be tattered and torn by the harshest criticisms the artist and her friends can muster. It is strange, but in this climate the critic takes a greater risk than does the artist. Little wonder we have so few plying that trade!